Country evidence
The Netherlands is one of the clearest examples of a highly desirable market hitting real grid limits: TenneT is transparent about congestion and building heavily, but near-term connection ease is notably constrained.
Overall score
60 BottleneckedConclusion-first signal for new project interconnection readinessRank
#12Within the current editorial country setSnapshot date
27 Mar 2026Country page and ranking use the same dated evidence packageMetric evidence
Published Headroom
TenneT is very transparent about congestion, including regions where large-scale feed-in must wait.
Scored on whether capacity scarcity is openly published and whether projects can see when new room may reappear.
Connection Process
The market is legible, but the operator's message is often that queue relief is waiting on reinforcement.
Scored on how readily a new project can convert transparency into an actual connection path.
Reinforcement Momentum
Long-term offshore and backbone investment is substantial, but the score is capped by the severity of today's congestion.
Scored on whether current investment momentum is strong enough to materially change the connection picture within a few years.
Interpretation
Enablers
Constraints